be constructed. This process in itself can take years. Getting to the point of singularity sphere construction can take even longer. Whereas planetside Farcaster portals can transport people, goods, or even personal aircraft and luxury vehicles, orbiting farcasters can be constructed capable of admitting cargo and military ships to a planetary system. Construction and Mechanics of Farcasters: The TechnoCore's Myths The Big Mistake of '38 was caused by an artificially created black hole being accidentally dropped into the Earth's core. This led to the apparent destruction of Earth and the Hegira. During this time, the Farcaster was developed by the AI TechnoCore and given to mankind. Farcasters use singularities (artificially created black holes) to generate warps in spacetime. All knowledge of the Farcasters and how they worked was based on information given by the TechnoCore and the larger part of these knowledge was later proven to be false by Aenea. When a world was ready to be admitted into the WorldWeb, the military body F.O.R.C.E began construction of a singularity sphere in orbit around the planet being joined to the Web. Construction of the large sphere could take decades, in part because construction materials had to be transported via FTL Hawking drive spaceships, which accrued time debts in their travels. However, once a singularity sphere was finished, millions of Farcaster Portals could be opened on the planet below, connecting to all other planets in the WorldWeb. Portals varied in size, from small doorways, river-spanning arches, and vast orbital rings, allowing torchships to travel by Farcaster. Each trip through a Farcaster was instantaneous; the traveller felt a slight tingle as they passed through the portal before immediately arriving at his or her destination but no other indication of traversing large interstellar distances. The Fall of the Farcasters In 2852, the AI TechnoCore's treachery was uncovered: they had been using the Farcasters as part of a giant computer, connecting each human who passed through a portal to their neural net to increase its processing power as needed. The Hegemony CEO Meina Gladstone was also told that the TechnoCore resided within the WorldWeb itself, the dimensionless space between Farcaster Portals. When it was revealed that the supposed invasion by the Ousters was actually being perpetrated by the TechnoCore, CEO Gladstone decided to destroy every singularity sphere in the WorldWeb - supposedly severing the TechnoCore's link to humanity. The TechnoCore were also revealed to